Handle.



G. L. HARRISON.

HANDLE. APPLICATION FILED APn.2a. 19x5.

LfiUn Patented Feb. 20, 1917.

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ASSIGNOR TO THE CLEVELAND METAL PBGDUGTS COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, .ACORPORATION 0F OHIO.

HANDLE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnonen L. HARRISON, a citizen of the United States,residing at East Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio,have invented'a certain new and useful Improvement in Handles, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to an improved handle that is especially suitablefor use in connection with cooking'utensils, and particularly to ahandle ofthis class that is formed of pressed metal parts.

The invention has for its objects to provide a handle that is simple ofconstruction, yet very rigid, and is comparatively cheap of production;to provide a handle of the above mentioned character that is comfortableto the hand of the user, and is of such nature as will tend to reduce toa minimum the transmission of heat from the object or utensil to whichit is connected, to the grip portion of the handle; that comprises aplurality of parts connected in a manner that is very simple, effectualand extremely economical, and which renders the substantialness of thehandle unafl'ectible by any degree of heat to which the handle is liableto be subjected in the use of the utensil of which it forms a part.

The foregoing objects, and others which will become apparent as thisdescription proceeds, are attained in a handle constructed in accordancewith the accompanying drawing which forms a part hereof; and while Iwill proceed to describe the handle shown in said drawing in detail, Iwish to be understood as not limiting myself to the structural detailsthereof further than is required by the terms of the annexed claims andis rendered necessary by the state of the prior art.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved handle;Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the same- Fig. 3 is atransverse section through the handle on the line 33 of Fig. 2; andFigs. 4 and 5 are developments of the two blanks of which the handle iscomposed.

It will be observed from Fig. 4: that the blank of member A comprises asupporting plate 1 that is triangular in shape, and from the base ofwhich there extends a tongue 2 which, as will be Specification ofLetters Patent.

explained presently, c0n- I Patented Feb. 23', 191?.

Serial No. 24,324.

stitutes. a part of the grip of the complete handle. The other member Bof the grip isformed by the blank shown in Fig. 5.

I have shown in dotted lines in Figs. a and 5, the lines on which theblanks are bent into their ultimate form, and as will be clearly seenfrom Figs. 2 and 3, the supporting plate 1 of member A. is bent atsubstantially right angles to the tongue 2, and that the periphery ofthe tongue is bent downward to form a flange 3, the central portion ofthe tongue being curved upward transversely and also from its free endto within a short distance of where it has connection with the plate 1.'Here the tongue is curved downwardly into the plane of the. upper endof the supporting plate, as shown at 4 in Fig. '2, the correspondingportion of the blank of Fig. 4 being inclosed by dotted lines, andhaving the same reference numeral applied to it. The corners of thesupporting plate are provided with perforations 5 for the reception ofsuitable securing means, such as rivets, for attaching the handle tocooking utensils, or other: objects wherewith it is employed. Thematerial of the supporting plate is depressed about the perforations 5,as shown at 6, and the upper depressed portions are connected to thelower one by beads 7. By thus beading the supporting plate it isrendered very rigid, and permits of the use of comparatively light stockin the production of a handle of maximum strength. The free end of thetongue 2 is perforated at 8, and the material which surrounds it ispressed downward to form a neck 9.

The member B of the handle is curved transversely in the reversedirection from the curvature of the tongue 2, and its outline isidentical with the periphery of the tongue, just inside the flange 3,except where the member B is bent downward and curved toward thesupporting plate 1, as shown at 10. The extreme end of the member B ispreferably turned down to form a flange 11 that bears against thesurface of the supporting plate 1, and the opposite end of the member isperforated at 12, and the material surrounding the perforation,indicated at 13, is bent upward substantially on the dotted line of Fig.5. When the parts are assembled, the perforation 12 of member B receivestheneck 9 of the other member and said neck is flared out against thedi- A 2 V V 1,21 ,309

verging sides of the portion 13 and assists in holding the memberstogethe The members are positively held against separationthroughouttheir lengths by the flange 3 that is pressed inward about the sideedges of the member B. 7 V Iffound desirable, the flange 11 may bewelded, or otherwise secured to the supporting, plate 1; but I find itpracticable to tin thehandle afterit has been assembled, and the tincoating thoroughly fills the joints be-' tween the members and assistsin holding them together. However, other finishes, such as japan,enamel, or the like, maybe substituted for the tin, and besides thishaving the beneficial eflectjust mentioned, it provides a veryeconomical-method of finishing r the handles.

It will be readily understood from the foregoing description that themember B constitutes a very rigid brace or bracket having a shape thatwill enable it to effectually resist the force "of compression to whichit is subjected when-a vessel is lifted by the handle; and-that thetongue 2 is placed unpressed about the perforations and beadedtherebetween, a tongue extending laterally from the supporting plate,and a member applied to the underneath side of the tongue and having aportion which bears against the supporting plate.

2. A handle comprising a supporting plate that is substantiallytriangular in shape, the plate having a perforation in each of itscorners and having the material surrounding said perforations depressed,a tongue extendinglaterally from one edge of the plate, the plate havingbeads which extend from the vicinity of the edge to which the tongue isconnected to the corner that is opposed.

to such edge,-and a member applied to the underneath side of the tongue,and having a portion which engages the supporting plate.

3. A handle comprising a substantially triangular supporting plate thathas a perforation in each of its corners, the material surrounding theperforations being depressed, the plate having beads that extendsubstantially parallel to two of its sides and between certain of theforegoing depressed portions, a tongue formed integral with andextending at substantially right angles from the'other side of thesupporting plate, and a member that is applied to the underneath side ofthe tongue and having a portion that engages the supporting plate at apoint spaced below the plane of the tongue.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

W. E. SHEPPARD, L. S. CHADWICK.

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Washington, D. C.

